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The competition is tough on the red carpet at the Cannes Film
Festival - and Australian model Kristy Hinze used a plunging
neckline on a sparkling mauve dress to make sure she stood out.

In a bid to turn Hollywood heads, Hinze - who stars in the
Australian film The Extra - made the most of her red-carpet
moment.

Her poses, alone and with Mulholland Drive star Laura
Harring, caught the attention of the international paparazzi.

Hinze was among the A-list audience members watching Where
The Truth Lies, starring Kevin Bacon and Colin Firth, who both
attended the screening.

The 25-year-old granddaughter of politician Russ Hinze is
believed to be at the festival to promote her role in The
Extra, a comedy about the film industry which is not being
screened at Cannes.

While the film has nothing to do with official proceedings in
Cannes, hundreds of actors, directors and producers travel to
France each year to join the behind-the-scenes wheeling and dealing
which can make or break careers.

Hinze would be hoping to leave an impression on the assorted
powers-that-be who attend Cannes premieres, mainly US
executives.

Despite being in demand as a model, Hinze is now based in New
York, where she is studying acting.